2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Indiana House District 31
Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana
Joseph R. Pearson (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Timothy W. Harris (R) by 2.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph R. PearsonDemocrat · winner
51.1%10,508
Timothy W. HarrisRepublican · incumbent
48.9%10,040
20,548 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET